Hargeisa vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$218
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$1389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
11
69
😀 Quality of life
7
78
🏙️ Population
760K
1.4M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 34% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7018th and 5350th ($684 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Somalia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 9250th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.71
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.53
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.99
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.94%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.17
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.99
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.01
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.04
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$596
$7369

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$554
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$553
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$509
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$514
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$504
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$814
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$489
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$491
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$1103
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$513
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$491
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$550
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$686
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$810
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$711
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$799
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$491
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$946
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$488
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$490
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$590
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$492
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$719
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$524
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$934
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$491
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$915
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$988
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$895
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
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$895
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$535

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$712
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$876
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$610
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$943
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$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
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$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
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$785
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$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
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$912
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$744
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$693
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$793
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$521
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$661
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$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
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$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
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$668
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$1086
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$1223
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$692
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$737
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$624
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$985
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$685
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$668